Saturday, 6 August 2011

METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION


 a. Spacing for temporary methods
   1. Barrier-methods:
 (i) Physical methods
•         Condom
•         Vaginal diaphragm
•         Cervical cap
•         Vaginal sponge
     (ii) Chemical methods
•         Foams
•         Creams, jellies and pastes
•         Suppositories
•         Soluble films.
2. Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCD)
3. Hormonal methods
            (i) Oral pills
•         combined pill- estrogen and progesteron
•         Mini-pill-progestogen only pill (POP)
•         Sequential pill - 2 weeks estrogen only and then in 3rd weeks both estrogen and  progestogen.
•         Male Pill
•         Post coital pill-
Once-a-month (long acting pill)

    (ii) Depot (slow releasing) preparations
•         Injectables : Depot provera
•         Subcutaneous implants : Norplant
•         Vaginal rings.
   (iii) IUCD releasing hormone : progestasert

(4) Post conceptional methods (termination of     pregnancy)
•         Menstrual regulation (MR)
•         Menstrual induction (MI)

(5) Behavioral methods (traditional methods)     
•         Sexual abstinence
•         Incomplete coitus
ü  cotius interrupts
ü  cotius reservatus (carezzas)
ü  cotius interfemora
•         Natural  Methods
ü  Safe period (Rhythm method)
ü  Basal body temperature method
ü  Cervical mucus method
ü  Sympto thermic method
ü  Breast-feeding
ü  Sex without coitus.
(6) Contraceptive immunization
        -Birth control vaccine

b. Terminal or permanent methods(sterilization)
•         Male sterilization – Vasectomy
•         Female sterilization – Tubal ligation or tubectomy
Contraception methods suitable for Bangladesh
•         The couple having two or more children. Sterilization is the best method.
•         The second choice is different hormonal preparations either oral or parenteral (female partner) along with condom (male partner).
•         Intrauterine contraceptive devices like ‘copper T’ is the third choice of contraception.

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